2015-01-27 U.K. Spotlight

Financial Times   

Saudi Arabia: Threat from Isis will only grow   
Financial Times
n the surface, the political transition in Saudi Arabia following the death of the much-revered King Abdullah has proceeded without a hitch. Salman, a half-brother of the former king, is the new ruler, while the recently named deputy, Crown Prince Muqrin, the ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Health

The Guardian   

Study suggests sleeping drugs can increase risk of Alzheimer's   
The Guardian
The study adds to existing evidence linking anticholinergic drugs to an increased risk of dementia. Photograph: Boston Globe/Getty Images. Press Association. Monday 26 January 2015 19.26 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Science

Full-Time Whistle   

Astronomers prepare for closest pass of a large asteroid 2004 BL86 until 2027   
Daily Mail
Astronomers around the world have been training telescopes on an asteroid and returning images and data as it flies past Earth. At 4.20pm GMT (11.20am EST) asteroid 2004 BL86 made its closest approach to Earth at a distance 3.1 times greater than that of ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

Australian Open: Eugenie Bouchard v Maria Sharapova - as it happened   
The Guardian
Maria Sharapova plays a backhand return to Eugenie Bouchard during their quarter-final at the Australian Open. Photograph: Andy Brownbill/AP. Russell Jackson. Monday 26 January 2015 22.19 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Entertainment

New York Daily News   

Joan Rivers' daughter Melissa files suit in mother's death   
New York Daily News
Joan Rivers' doctors were so busy taking cell phone pictures of their famous patient that they missed the moment her vital signs plummeted — and they ignored pleas from the anesthesiologist to halt the procedure, according to a multi-million dollar lawsuit ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Technology

Businessweek   

Microsoft's Business License Sales Hit by China, Japan Slump   
Businessweek
Satya Nadella, a year into his turnaround of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US), is being tripped up in overseas markets as a slump in China and Japan and a stronger U.S. dollar curbed sales of business-software licenses. Commercial-licensing revenue fell to $10.7 ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Business

BBC News   

Greece debt repayment in full 'unrealistic' - Syriza   
BBC News
It is unrealistic to expect Greece to repay its huge debt in full, the chief economics spokesman for the victorious Syriza party has told the BBC. "Nobody believes that the Greek debt is sustainable," Euclid Tsakalotos said. The far-left Syriza, which won Sunday's ...

2015-01-27 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

Labour, the NHS and social care integration   
BBC News
The NHS always has been a totemic issue for Labour and, in recent decades, has often been seen as a key election issue. But this time there seems even more determination by Labour to make the state of the NHS the defining issue of the campaign.
Ed Miliband to pledge longer home visits for elderly under 10-year NHS plan   ITV News
Home health checks plan for elderly   Wirral Globe

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Daily Mail   

Poisoned spy inquiry set to open   
Daily Mail
A long-awaited public inquiry into the death of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is finally set to open today, more than eight years after his death. Inquiry chairman Sir Robert Owen will open the proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice following years of ...

2015-01-27 U.K. World

BBC News   

Greece debt repayment in full 'unrealistic' - Syriza   
BBC News
It is unrealistic to expect Greece to repay its huge debt in full, the chief economics spokesman for the victorious Syriza party has told the BBC. "Nobody believes that the Greek debt is sustainable," Euclid Tsakalotos said. The far-left Syriza, which won Sunday's ...